PANAMA BIRD GUIDE

If you are
you an
independent
birdwatcher, who
does not care
for large group
tours, then
Birdingpaltours
is for you

Our tours
are flexible,
safe and the use
of a local guide
lets you
participate in
the planning

A local
guide knows all
the hotspots and
you get the most
out of your trip

You select
the date and
length for a
trip to suit
youself

If your time
is limited, well
design a tour to
fit your needs

A
professional
Birdingpal guide
can customize
your tour, and
you will see the
birds you want.

Your guide
is also your
travel
companion, who
will make sure
you experience
the native
people, scenery,
culture, history
and food, first
hand.

You will
enjoy the
advantage of all
the attention
you get in a
small group, for
the same price
or perhaps even
less, than you
will pay if you
travel with the
large tour
groups from
other countries

Remember,
the next time
you travel, you
do not have to
miss the
birdwatching if
your partner or
travel
companions are
non birders; a
local guide is
flexible, and
will easily
accommodate
other needs too

Hiring a
Birdingpal guide
will boost the
local economy
and help protect
birds other
wildlife and
their habitat

Gonzalo
Horna, your
local
Birdingpal
guide
Former owner
and manager
of Sierra
Llorona
Panama
Lodge,
Gonzalo has
been birding
central
Panama and
adjacent low
and highland
areas since
1997.
Attending
groups and
individuals
he has
mastered the
needs and
logistics to
make a
birders
journey a
successful
one. He
created and
implemented
a unique
Birding by
Boat day
tour to
explore the
fresh water
avifauna
(and related
birds)
difficult to
see while
normal
hiking
secluded
areas. Has
being
actively
involved
with the
Embera Quera
indian
community
located at
the Panama
Canal basin
(Caribbean
site)
helping them
develop a
tourism
program with
emphasis on
birding. In
the
government
conservation
programs he
have served
at national
levels. Also
he is a very
active
member of
the Panama
Audubon
Society
(PAS).
His wide
ranging
interests
include
butterfly,
mammals,
insects,
good food &
cooking.
Friendly,
fun and
knowledgeable,
Gonzalo (54
years old)
is always
ready to
take you
birding any
time any
place in
Panama.

Should you only need
a guide for a day
please send a
message to Gonzalo.

Testimorial.
Our birding trip
with you was great.
You were
knowledgeable about
the individual birds
and where to find
them, as well as
being a most
gracious host. Our
accomodations in
Achiote and Gamboa
were excellent. We
enjoyed the rural
atmosphere and food
in Achiote and,
well, Ivan's B and B
was wonderful.
Please give Ivan and
his family our
regards. While
birding in both
Achiote and Gamboa
was excellent,
Marlin would have
liked to spend more
time in Achiote than
in Gamboa. On
leaving you, we went
to the Canopy Tower.
That evening we
birded at the
munitions depot
where we saw a Rail.
The next day we
spent most of the
morning in the
tower, then. Future
birding at the tower
included most of the
places, we had been
at with you, we
decided to join
another couple and
go to the Canopy
Lodge. We were there
three days and two
nights. Each day
were birded all
morning (and then
some) as well as
three to four hours
in the afternoon,
seeing many
different birds at
that higher
elevation.
Thank you for giving
us such a wonderful
tour of the Panama
city area and such a
comprehensive
overview of the
history of Panama,
as well as the
opportunity to see
the workings of the
Panama Canal lock
system.
All in all, it was a
memorable adventure
and birding trip and
you helped make it
special.
Marlin and Anita
Jones, Iowa
marlinjones28(AT)gmail.com
Gonzalo, Thank you
so much for your
expert guidance!
David Jordet, New
York, 2008.
sailbirder(AT)yahoo.com
We all really
appreciated the time
and effort that you
put into showing us
the birds of the
Gamboa and Achiote
Road areas.
Barbara, Kathleen,
Don, Howie, Dave,
Dennis, Carol, Rob,
Melissa, Miriam and
Eva Callahan, 2008.
"The -noisy- group!
evamsc(AT)verizon.net